Watch for the Palin-Santelli 2012 Signs — I've had a case of deja vu today. — I'm noticing the tone. I'm seeing the enthusiasm. And I'm digging out from the sheer volume of e-mails I've been getting today about that CNBC dude. The reaction to Rick Santelli's Chicago-trading-floor incident …

Would You Join Santelli's “Chicago Tea Party?” — CNBC's Rick Santelli leads the trader mortgage revolt. Would you want to join his “Chicago Tea Party?” … The plan is a discrace! I pay my mortgage and bills on time. I live on a fixed income. I find it tough each month to make ends meet, but do.

NRO Talks to CNBC's Rick Santelli — Earlier today, Kathryn posted a link to the video of CNBC's Rick Santelli giving voice to what he described as a groundswell of discontent over the president's new mortgage plan. I caught up with Santelli just moments ago and talked to him about what he says has been “kind of a crazy day.”

‘NY Times’ Settles Lobbyist Lawsuit Over McCain Report — NEW YORK Vicki Iseman, the Washington, D.C., lobbyist who had sued The New York Times for $27 million over an article last year that she claimed wrongly depicted her as having an affair with Sen. John McCain, has reached a settlement with the newspaper.

NYT settles with lobbyist on McCain story — A Washington lobbyist who said the New York Times implied she had an improper relationship with Sen. John McCain will drop her defamation lawsuit against the newspaper, which today said it never intended that readers conclude the two were having an affair.

THAT CARTOON — Wednesday's Page Six cartoon - caricaturing Monday's police shooting of a chimpanzee in Connecticut - has created considerable controversy. — It shows two police officers standing over the chimp's body: “They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill,” one officer says.

Iran holds enough uranium for bomb — Iran has now built up a stockpile of enough enriched uranium for one nuclear bomb, United Nations officials acknowledged on Thursday. — In a development that comes as the Obama administration is drawing up its policy on negotiations with Tehran …

HOUSE GOP DISCOVERS THE IMPORTANCE OF WH EMAILS.... I'm sorry, the Irony-O-Meter I keep on my desk just burst into flames. … Issa, easily a #2 seed on my bracket for Most Ridiculous Member of Congress competition, also asked the White House to respond to a series of additional questions about the administration's email archiving.

Obama Stimulus Saves Microsoft Billionaire Hundreds Of Millions — Billionaire Paul Allen is a Microsoft cofounder, the owner of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and the owner of the NBA's Portland Trailblazers. — And, thanks to the stimulus bill President Obama signed this week, he's also about to be as much as a billion dollars richer.

THE PROBLEM OF THE POLITICO. — I love Mike Allen's Playbook. Unabashedly. I wouldn't even deny that it's “the 4chan of political reporting.” But it's the best guide to the morning news, and Allen mixes “drive the day” trivia — and there is a lot of that — with a good eye for the substance in stories.

Spokesman for embattled Sen. Burris resigns — (CNN) — A spokesman for Illinois Sen. Roland Burris resigned Thursday in the wake of new disclosures about requests that Burris raise money for disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich while seeking a U.S. Senate appointment.

“Honor Killing” and Islam — The American Muslim community is reeling this week from news of the horrific beheading of Aasiya Hassan, allegedly by her husband Muzzammil Hassan. They were respected members of the community and co-founded BridgesTV, a television network ironically dedicated to fighting negative stereotypes of Muslims.

Democrats strike different tone on Katrina — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - The economic stimulus signed by President Barack Obama will spread billions of dollars across the country to spruce up aging roads and bridges.

Here we go again ... Politico's Glenn Thrush, seeing a news report that Hillary Clinton said she likes the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, “decided to fact-check.” — What would make him decide to fact-check the unremarkable statement by a baby boomer that she likes the two most popular band …

Oh Schadenfreude, You Capricious Sprite! — There are few things more insufferable than Bill Moyers on PBS every week holding forth on how intolerant conservatives are. This is because given his history of political activities in LBJ's administration, he has no standing to do so.

Obama Reverses U.S. Position on LGBT Issues at the UN — In late December the United Nations General Assembly held a symbolic vote on a statement calling for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality. France spearheaded the resolution, which was a 13 point declaration …

Manufacturing Guilt? — Editor's Note: The following article contains graphic and disturbing photographs and video excerpts of an examination conducted on the body of a 23-month-old girl. The images are the basis of claims that forensic experts fabricated evidence in a case that put a man on death row …

Do you mind if I rant a minute? — Here's my position on what ended the Great Depression: I don't know. There are a whole lot of theories out there, but with an “n” of 1, no overwhelming evidence in favor of any of them. There are a few that I think most economists agree are not true …

VIDEO: Group counters stimulus with Jesus in TV ad — After watching liberal allies of President Barack Obama flood the airwaves in support of the stimulus bill, a conservative third-party group is countering with a provocative new commercial using Jesus Christ to emphasize the scale of the $787 billion package.

Obama accidentally says ‘Iowa’ in Ottawa — OTTAWA, Canada - President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper just started their joint news conference, the first such dual podium event for the new president. — The newness is showing - the president began his remarks with …

President Obama And PM Harper On NAFTA — One of the more interesting exchanges in today's press conference with President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Harper was the discussion of trade, NAFTA and the Buy American provisions in the stimulus. On the flip is the pertinent excerpts:

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